Arcane Gel

New Address

2005-08-19T22:26:00.000-05:00

Well, I think this is going to be my last post on this blog. I have moved everything over to a new host and have changed to Wordpress for blogging.
If you happen to have a link to my blog on your page, please change it to my new address which is:

http://arcanegel.theicy.com

I am still moving everything around over there. I need to relink all my pictures and I am still messing with the template. I really wanted to use this template, but I'm still figuring out how to make it work on Wordpress.

So, come on over and have a look around.

International Christina Day

2005-08-18T09:40:00.000-05:00

It's Thursaday, which has been deemed Picture Day. And it is also International Christina Day, also known as The 6th Anniversary of my 29th Birthday =0) So, today's picture is just a reminder of the proper way to enjoy this holiday...

I hope everyone got the day off today!

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Why I Never Get Anything Done...

2005-08-17T17:06:00.000-05:00

I never get anything accomplished because I'm always screwing around with PhotoShop....

I started off making some simple little buttons for my new blog template...then the text tool started wigging out on me (see previous post). I couldn't get the stooooopid font to be the size I wanted, and it wouldn't resize! So, I started playing with my new brushes and made this:

so much for my simple little buttons....
I'm so ADD!

Photoshop Sucks

2005-08-17T12:41:00.000-05:00

Photoshop is offically sucking the life out of me!!

Why won't you work!? Stoopid text tool thingy!! GAH!
OMG! I want to PUNCH it! It's ruining my life!!

....maybe I should take a break.....

Elvis Lives

2005-08-16T13:50:00.000-05:00

I really couldn't let the day pass without making a "Goodbye Elvis" post. It was 28 years ago today that we had to say goodbye to the King. I was only 7 at the time, but I knew who Elvis was. I already owned a few of his records. I still have those records, packed up somewhere.
I'd like to beleive that Elvis is still alive. Out there somewhere.

"Til we meet you again, may God bless you. Adios."
~ Said in 1977 at the end of a concert during his last tour.

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My Sidekicks

2005-08-16T11:14:00.000-05:00

If you're not related to me, or give a crap about seeing my kids then you are free to leave. The rest of you have to stay!

Since I am a sorry excuse for a neice, grand-daughter, and cousin because I never write to anyone, or send any photos, or bother to keep in touch, here ya go. Its my obligatory kids first-day-of-skool post. A week late, of course. But, you should be overjoyed that I remembered to post it at all.

Oh, I guess since none of my family have laid eyes on these kids since about 8 years ago I should tell you who is who. Logan is 12, he's the one on the left, in the Tater Tots shirt. He's the dork *big grin* So, that would make the other one Garrett. He is 16 now. And, yes, the 12 year old is taller than the 16 year old. He's a mutant. I'm thinking about loaning him to the circus so THEY can feed him for a while!

Y A W N

2005-08-16T09:53:00.000-05:00

Okay, so, looks like the staying-awake-for-30-hours-at-a-time for the past couple of weeks has finally caught up with me. I fell asleep last night around 11. That's early for me. I still feel tired. I need more sleep. You would think that 7 hours is enough, but it's not.

And, that exercise thing that I was all gung-ho about a few days ago? Yeah. I'm going to need all of you to forget that you read that. m'kay? thanks. It is just too damn hot here to be doing any sort of activity more strenuous than breathing. My plan really was to start walking in the morning after the kids left for school. I figured I could bring the Baby Dog walking with me and we'd both get some much needed exercise. But, when I call her to the front door to put her collar and leash on, she just looks at me like "are you in-fucking-sane woman? Have you BEEN outside lately? It's so hot out there that I don't even go out there to pee anymore. I've been going in your Ficus tree pot!" Then she turns around, prances back to her special pillow right under the air vent, and plops down. Bitch.
Well, if the dog's not going, neither am I. I'll wait until September. Hey, look, a new carton of Haagen-Dazs.

Technorati Tags: exercise, heat

Arise Chicken, Arise

2005-08-15T03:49:00.000-05:00

Do you remember when I told you about these?
Well, now they are These!
I still can't tell what the hell they are. I know they're chickens. Shut up!
But, I have no idea what kind of chickens they are. They sure are ugly though. They just about have all of their feathers in. My son seems to think that the one with the bigger tail feathers is a male. I haven't been around chickens that much to know...or care for that matter. But, trying to guess what these ugly things are exactly seems to be my kids' new hobby. I think they might have money riding on it. Sad. I know. So, if you think you know what kind of crazy chickies these are, give me a shout. I want to know what to place my bet on. Momma needs a new pair of shoes!

PS 10,000 imaginary points to whoever can guess what show the title of this post came from.

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Gotta Be Movin' On

2005-08-15T01:41:00.000-05:00

Well chums. I think I'm going to be moving my bloggy blog on over to WordPress in the next few ~~days~~ weeks. Blogger has been nice to me. But, I have a need to tweak, prod, poke, delete, and generally wreak havoc upon my creations. I'm never happy with the look of things. And,I can never just leave. shit. alone. Blogger just isn't cutting it any more. I think that WordPress will give me more options for making my blogging better. Why, I could spend MONTHS just screwing around with the Plugins alone!
So, I've found a really cheap hosting site....And for me "cheap" means FREE. Over at theicy.net. They have some great hosting packages. If you decide to sign up use my linky. And, Hey, the already have WordPress installed for you. *YAY* And I gotta say Thanks to A Ben Week for showing me the light =0)
I would really like to bring this awesome layout with me over to WordPress, but I'm going to have to really mess with it to make it fit. So, if you don't see a new post here for a few days, it's not because the husband had me committed...I'm just busy trying to code my new site.
this might take a while.....

Technorati Tags: wordpress, free hosting,plugins, blogging, technology, moving

There Are None More Black

2005-08-13T04:17:00.000-05:00

Looks like Glenn is bringing his Blackest of the Black tour out for Show & Tell again this year *YAY* The tour starts September 30th in San Diego. It looks like the closest they are going to get to me is in San Antonio in October. I feel a road trip coming on!! So, you guys should go check the show out if you get a chance...it's gonna be SWEET!!

I should check with Robb over at Robbs Metal Works and see if his crew will be covering the show. I won tickets from them for the Danzig show back in March. They are a crazy bunch over there. If you are in the San Antonio area, you should check out their show. It's HEAVY!

Technorati Tags: glenn danzig, metal music, san antonio

You say Tomato.....

2005-08-12T10:09:00.000-05:00

In a recent conversation with my 12 year old son, he was telling me about his friend's grandmother who just had her other leg amputated. Apparently, she lost the first leg in an unfortunate tractor accident

ME: OMG! What happened?
SON: She is a missionary, and she was down in the Amazon somewhere, and she got gangrene in her leg.
ME: Huh? A 78 year old grandma out in the rainforest, carrying a weapon, and killing people?
SON: No! That would be a MERCENARY!
But, that sure was a neat picture in my head....grandma in army boots, decked out in camo, holding an assault weapon, hand grenades strapped to her chest...I like my version better.

Friday Favorites

2005-08-12T09:26:00.000-05:00

Here you go. This weeks edition of Friday Favorites. This Friday the subject is QUOTES.

Favorite Movie Quotes

"They were vampires. Psychos do not explode when sunlight hits them, I don't give a fuck how crazy they are." - Seth Gecko in From Dusk Till Dawn
"Do I look like a blond with big tits and an ass that tastes like French Vanilla ice cream?" - Clarence Worley in True Romance
"Nice Marmot" - The Dude in The Big Lebowski
"Well, ain't this place a geographical oddity. Two weeks from everywhere!" - Ulysses Everett McGill in O' Brother Where Art Thou?
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum." Nada in They Live!

Favorite Tickisms...or stuff uttered by The Tick

Don't make us bite you in hard-to-reach places!
I don't know the meaning of the word "surrender". I mean, I know it, I'm not dumb... just not in this context.
Mucal invader, is there no end to your oozing?
Yeah, well, don't count your weasels before they pop, dink!
Brace yourself while Corporate America tries to sell us its wretched things.

Technorati Tags: movie quotes, the tick, friday favorites

First Official Picture Day

2005-08-11T17:06:00.000-05:00

I now officially declare each and every Thursday from here to the end of time (or until I decide to stop) Picture Day. I even made a little graphic for it and everything! It WAS going to be POST A PICTURE OF YOUR DESK DAY. And then it was going to be POST A PICTURE OF SOMETHING ON YOUR DESK DAY, but I figured that was too limiting. Although, not as limiting as TAKE A PICTURE OF THE LOCH NESS MONSTER DAY. Can you tell I haven't been sleeping much lately?! These will be pictures that tell you a little something about me...kind of a Pictorial MeMe I guess. It may be more information than you need...or even care about but, there's a "back" button up there on your browser that you can use.

Anyways, here is my first submission:

Click it for the larger version. This is my huge ass bookshelf that is right above my computer desk. My hubby built if for me when he built my bad ass computer desk...I'll take a picture of the desk if I ever get it cleaned off. So yeah. This bookshelf is so huge that the whole thing wouldn't fit in the frame. So, hmmm...what does this picture say about me? Lets see. Maybe that the word organization doesn't enter my vocabulary much. But, Pack Rat certainly does! Look at all my precious possessions! All crammed together in no particular order! Just the way I like it! These arn't even whole collections of anything. I have tons of DVDs, CDs, Lunchboxes, books, etc. all over the house. These are just some of my favorite things I like to keep out so I can keep an eye on them. I particularly LOVE my Tick Steel Box! One day I'll have a Tick action figure that fits in it! Then I'll take a picture of it. And post it here. On a Thursday. For Picture Day!

So, feel free to steal my little graphic if you want to make Thursdays Picture Day on your blog too. Send me an email or comment to let me know so I can link to you.

Technorati Tags: picture day,pack rat,

The Olly Knox Experiment

2005-08-10T09:27:00.000-05:00

My partner in crime, has been working very hard on his band's new website. You should show him some luv and go check it out. You can download some of their awesome tunes, or hey, if you're in New Zealand, go check 'em out in person. Of course, I'll have to wait until they come to the states, because apparently, I'm such a bad influence that poor Clarence had to move 12 million miles away to save himself from my evil grip. But, that's okay, he still rocks...even way the hell over there!
The Olly Knox Experiment

First Day Back To Skool

2005-08-10T08:11:00.000-05:00

ahhhhh....do you hear that?
Silence. Peace.
Until 4:00.
Is it too early to start drinking?

Madness I Say!

2005-08-10T00:33:00.000-05:00

I think I need my hormones checked or something, cuz I have been on my absolute last NERVE for the past week. Every little thing just pisses me off. Shit like THIS:

That damn BK Chicken Fries commercial...with that fucktard chickenheaded band.
When the dog stands in the middle. of the. kitchen. CHEWING HER FOOD. instead of over her bowl getting it all over the place. I'm not cleaning that shit up dammit! Where's the husband?!
When you ask someone a question, then they say "what?" then immediately answer the question you just asked them. If you heard me, then what the hell did you say WHAT for? Say WHAT again Mother Fucker!!
That dog that starts barking at 5am everyday, even on weekends!and, no it's not mine!
Those little animation thingies that they put in the bottom corner of the TV screen during your favorite show. I just sat through 5 minutes of commercials, and now I have to watch them DURING the show too?!
When I ask one of those people that live here if they've had a bath yet, and their reply is "but I didn't do anything today" ICK!
That little kid from down the road that always repeats the last 2 words of anything that you say.
Me: Hey little Dude. What's going on?
Little Dude: Going on!
Me: So, you excited about going back to school?
Little Dude: to School!
Me: Go tell your mom I'm Insane!
Little Dude: I'm Insane!
Me: *snort*
Husband: What the hell are you doing? He's only 6!
and, WHY do I have to pee Every. Thirty. Minutes. GAH!! How am I supposed to get any sleep if I have to get up to go pee every half hour?!
When the satalite TV info says Invader Zim is coming on at 10:00. Then, at 10:00, it's so NOT Invader Zim, but some stupid show that I've never even heard of! Where's GIR?!!

But, there is hope...SKOOL starts in 7.5 hours!! *bounce*

Hint Hint

2005-08-07T17:30:00.000-05:00

So, yeah. I know you all are wondering what the hell to get me for my birthday. I don't know. I'm not hard to please. I like yummy (Glenn Danzig) lotions and candles. I could always use (naked) a new black t-shirt. Or, if you're getting me shoes (tied up) I wear a size 6 in Doc Martens. I need some (with big red bow) new red nail polish too. Or, hey, I know....Glenn Danzig! He was (or without the bow)last located here! I promise to act all surprised when you show up with him =0)

I'm going to go listen to some Danzig 4 now.....

The Fat Party Is Over

2005-08-07T15:18:00.000-05:00

It's Diet Time
Because, well, I accidentally gained about 30 pounds in the past 3 or 4 years. I was pretty sickly for a few years. I felt like crap and was in pain all of the time. Then, I had surgery last year, and now I'm feeling much better. My problem is that I can't just watch what I eat and loose weight, I have to exercise too. I was doing really well with the exercise after my surgery, and when the kids were in skool. I was on a schedule. But, as soon as summer started, I didn't make myself workout. Plus, who wants to do anything in this horrid heat except sit in front of the air condition vent eating French vanilla ice cream with yummy fudge sauce?!!

So, here's the plan. I've already started cutting down on the fatty stuff that I eat. I really have to work on cutting out the salty snacks too. Mmmmmm...Doritos!! Mmmmmm.....water retention!! Tomorrow, I start exercising away all the extra fat. I figure Monday is a good day to start. I'm going to start exercising atleast 45 minutes 4 days a week for the first week. We'll see how that goes. So, wish me luck...I'm gonna need it!

It's Hell-Week All in One Day

2005-08-06T20:11:00.000-05:00

I am So tired and So cranky that I am going to bed immediately after this post, and if anyone tries to wake me up I'm going to stab them in the eye with a fork!
I've spent the last 2 days shopping for clothes with 2 boys...well, 3 boys counting the husband...along with 4 million other people who were shopping for the same clothes as me this weekend. And they ALL move REALLY SLOOOWWWWWLY!!! OMG! People! MOVE!!! I already know what I want and where to get it, I don't need you people impeding my progress! People that stand in large groups in the center of the mall right where everyone is walking make me insane! I try to be nice too...asking people politely to move so that I may please pass by...or, even some eyerolling with the sighing....but people don't respond to nice! They make me get nasty and yell "Get the fuck out of my way Dorkfest!" and stomp right through the center of their little club meeting.

I hate people!

I'm staying home all day tomorrow...I'm going to watch TV and eat ice cream all day because Monday I start my diet! ...but more on that tomorrow...

Goodnight Chums

Baby Doo 2

2005-08-06T19:17:00.000-05:00

Here's that after picture of the Baby Dog. She sure does LOVE her haircuts. I'll be back later with another post.

The Baby Doo

2005-08-05T02:16:00.000-05:00

The Baby Dog is going in for a haircut today. So, I thought I'd post a BEFORE picture of her so we can all point and laugh when I post the AFTER picture later.

Surf's Up Space Ponies!

2005-08-05T02:00:00.000-05:00

It's the beginning of the month. And you know what that means kiddies. It's time to pay the bills! Yep, when you work for the government, they only give you money once a month, and if you're lucky it's one the 1st. So, today was the day when I take all the bills that I owe, put them in a box, and pick who gets paid. And 6 lucky bastards get paid this month. I'm sure they'll be overjoyed! Everyone else is just gonna have to wait until next payday...this just wasn't their month.

And, what the hell is up with the damn electric bill? It's like 3 times more than it was last summer. I know it's hot and the air condition is running all day...but damnit!! Looks like the head electric company/crime boss decided to buy that new town in France! I might as well just have our check direct deposited into the utility companys' account. That way I can tell the bill collectors that the utlility company has all my money, go harass them for your dough.

So, in other news, the summer is almost officially over. Skool shut up! that's how I spell it! starts on the 10th. So, I had to take the boys to register today. Garrett has already started football practice every afternoon this week. And we're going to take the boys shopping for school clothes tomorrow and Saturday. I figured I would take advantage of the Tax Free Weekend and save a few bucks on all their school stuff. Maybe then I can afford to feed them with the money I save.

What the hell happened to my SUMMER?!!

Overheard

2005-08-04T02:22:00.000-05:00

Just a few things I heard today while I was out:

blonde girl:OMG! I just swallowed my gum with that pill!

Older couple standing in the toy aisle of Wally World, looking at a remote control monster truck : "So, are you saying he would rather have a Barbie?!"

I didn't turn around to find out! :"Stop hitting me in the neck"

dude in line at the bank window: "I want it all in ones"

everyone behind that dude at the bank: mumble, mumble, gripe, sigh, etc....

IRRITATED!!

2005-08-03T15:24:00.000-05:00

I'm so IRRITATED!! OMG!!! Look at the EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!! And you will KNOW how pissed off I am!!!!!!!!!

First off, I am so stopped up stuffy headed that I can't even think straight. It's my allergies! There is something infesting the air that my head doesn't like...and it's letting me know by making ick leak out of all the holes in my head. ARG!! And, just so you know, here's a little something about the complex personality that is ME. When I'm sick and miserable, EVERYONE ELSE MUST BE SICK AND MISERABLE TOO!! I'll be damned if I'm going to put up with someone being all happy, perky, joy-joy while I feel like crap! If I'm not happy, I'm bringing everyone else down with me. That's just the way it is.

Anyway, where the hell was I? Oh yeah...sick...so I'm out of my allergy meds. and I'm not going to go sit in the doctor's people infected waiting room where I'll probably catch something worse than allergies, so he can charge me $60 to tell me that I just need to keep taking my allergy meds! I just figure I'll swing by Wally-World, (Wal-Mart, where Satan shops) pick up a triple cocktail of Sudafed, Benadryl, and Sinex and I'll be all set. I grab a few bucks, run in, find the new drug aisle, which is NOWHERE near where it was a month ago (another reason I hate that damn store!) So, grab some Sinex ( I should own stock in this shit!!). Looking for the Sudafed. In the spot where the Sudafed should be there's these little cards that look like the Sudafed box. WTF?! oh, yeah, I remember now, I now have to get it from the pharmacy....because of all the supid meth monkeys buying up all the allergy meds to make their homegrown methahol.

DAMNIT!

So, I bring my little card up to the pharmacy counter, hand it to the pharmacy girl. Pharmacy girl gives me a perky little smile that makes me want to jump over the counter and stab her in the eye! She asks to see my driver's license.

Erm...I'm just getting the Sudafed....where's my knife?

Perky pharmacy girl informs me that she needs a form of ID and my phone number to put in the system in order for me to purchase the evil allergy medication.

ARG!!! So, I hand over my ID, and give her my number...555-METH. Perky phamacy girl doesn't think that's funny. I think it's the funniest damn thing I've said all day. Perky phamacy girl looses some of her perkiness. I consider this a small victory!

I decide that I should probably get a few more boxes of this stuff since the Government is going to make it so damn difficult to obtain. This is when the Irritated yay me! pharmacy girl informs me that I can't buy more than 2 boxes at a time. ARGH!! So, how many bullets can I buy at a time?! How many fucking HAND GRENADES can I buy at one time?!! Wait, all I need is ONE!!

Screw this...I go get a case of Nyquil and get the hell out of there!

My Mad Mom Skillz

2005-08-01T17:48:00.000-05:00

Bonanza Jellybean has inspired me with her "Sorry Excuse For a Mom" post the other day. Go read it! There are some things that I have also done (and DO) that I'm sure some people would consider to be Shitty Parenting. Here's my list of shitty parenting skillz....

I don't care if my kids use profanity when they're mad.
I make them answer the phone when bill collectors call so they can say they havn't seen me in days. And they're out of food.
When my oldest son was learning to talk I would show him a ball and call it a Taco. Show him a cookie and call it a shirt.
I convinced my youngest son that he was born with a tail. he's actually pissed off that we had it removed!
When the kids whine that they're hungry. I say "you know where the kitchen is!"
When they mumble I keep yelling "ENUNCIATE" while try to complete a sentence.
When we're out of Nyquil I give them shots of whiskey instead.
They know the words to all the Danzig songs.
When my youngest son says he's going to run away from home, I reply "write when you get work."
I let my son get his tongue pierced for his 16th birthday.
The 12 year old's hair is longer than mine.
And then, there was this one time? I got the kids to get a mushed armadillo off of the road and put it in a bucket for me so I could ferment it for about a month, then put it in a certain person's brand new car.
I encourage them to refer to their asshole uncle as "Your Assholiness"
I discourage them from becoming bored by finding busy work for them...like digging a hole in the backyard...then filling it up again (ever see Cool Hand Luke?!)
I make my boys do "girly work" like washing dishes, and mopping the floor.

I'm sure there's more, but you get the idea.

Getting Paid In Chickens

2005-08-01T01:48:00.000-05:00

My oldest son has been working for the neighbor this summer to earn some extra money. The neighbor is an old cowboy that I worked for when I was in school. Mr. Cowboy has dozens of goats, pigs, horses, sheep, dogs, and chickens. The work is mostly just feeding his gazillion animals and sometimes getting to ride the horses. It is hot, sweaty, smelly work, so the kid is actually happy about starting football practice next week! Mr. Cowboy usually pays the son on Fridays. When son came home Friday he had these 2 chickens. WTF?!! So, son go cash your chickens!

New Template YAY

2005-07-31T18:29:00.000-05:00

Hey kiddies LOOK! A yummy new template! I'm still tweaking it. Let me know what you think =0)

Weekend Recap

2005-07-31T00:51:00.000-05:00

I just thought I'd let you guys know what the weekend has been like so far....
:::cue crickets:::
Today we worked out in the yard, and by "we" I mean the husband and the kids. I sat in the house where there is air conditioning! And Lemonade! I did manage to go outside every so often to point out the places that the lawn mower and the weedeater missed. I mean, we're trying to compete with the neighbor for crying out loud!

And the movie (see post below) last night was awesome! It was so cool to be able to see that movie on the big screen. Although, I think it must have been the actual 1967 copy that we saw last night. It was all grainy and some parts were out of focus..geezzzzz...but it still Rocked! We whistled the theme song all the way home. =0)

See you crazy kids next month!

[EDIT] Where the hell is my Blogroll?!! WTF?!

Take off your gun and put on your pants

2005-07-29T16:23:00.000-05:00

This summer the Jefferson Theatre in Beaumont is having their Summer Film Series. Every weekend they play a couple of movies with a different theme each weekend. This weekend they are playing Classic Westerns, so tonight they're playing "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly" (Director's Cut) WOOO HOOO!! I'm there!

heh heh heh...he said Bangkok.....

2005-07-29T01:08:00.000-05:00

The Game Show Network (GSN) is now playing all seven seasons of The Amazing Race. They are now on season 2. I missed watching it when it originally aired, so don't tell me who wins! But, tonight I heard my favorite-ist quote ever....The team of Gary and Dave are in Thailand, sitting in the back of a taxi, Gary says,

"is that my shoes or is that Bangkok?"

I only pray to be able to use that in a conversation one day =0)

Clean Your Plate 101

2005-07-28T23:47:00.000-05:00

I'm seriously having doubts about my kids. Sometimes I wonder if they're even mine. I'm starting to forget about hoping they'll be able to get into the college that they want. Now I just hope they'll be able to find the front door.

I don't really require my boys to do a whole lot around the house. There are just a few basic things that they are expected to do everyday. Things like feed and water their animals, keep thier clothes picked up off the floor and put away the folded ones, bring thier dirty clothes and towels out to the laundry basket after they have a bath, and do the dishes once a day. Yes, I make my boys do dishes...they should make someone a lovely wife one day! But, I still have to remind them to do these things...EVERY DAY! These are all things that they should just KNOW have to be done. When I remind them to do something, they just stare at me blankly and say "oh, I forgot." I feel like I wake up every single day with a brand new foreign exchange student who doesn't know the language and is unfamilar with living indoors!

I have stopped going into the boys' rooms to pick up clothes off the floor to wash. If they can't remember to pick up their clothes and put them into the basket to be washed, then I refuse to remember to wash them. So, when they ask me where all of their socks, jeans, shirts, whatever, are, I tell them to look on the floor!

If I never reminded them to feed the animals, they would all be dead. They can't even remember to let their dog out a couple of times a day. And, when one of them does happen to remember to let her out, they forget to let her back in! Today we had this nice exchange:
ME: "Where is Baby Dog? I can't find her."
KID 2: "oops! I forgot her outside!"
ME: "I hope you never have children."

Every night, after we eat dinner, the same thing happens. I tell the kids to scrape any leftovers into the garbage, rinse the plate off, and put it in the sink. EVERY NIGHT I find a plate, on the counter....with food on it!! ARGH!!! These kids are 12 and 16 years old. And, it's not like I just invented this new procedure and sprung it on them unexpectedly one day! We've been doing it this way for hundreds of years!
I usually just totally loose it!

ME: "Why are there plates sitting here on the counter?"
KIDS: ::blank stares::
KID 1: "I didn't know what to do with it."
KID 2: "I forgot."
ME: "Christ on Crutches!! Looks like we're gonna have to have that What-To-Do-With-Your-Fucking-Plate-When-You're-Done-Eating Class again!! How hard is it to remember to rinse the damn plate off?! Especially when I told you just 20 minutes ago, and every night since you were born, what to do with it! "
KID 2: "Do you want me to put this plate in the sink?"
ME: ::Looking for something heavy to throw::

In Need of Chocolate

2005-07-27T03:18:00.000-05:00

I haven't really felt like posting anything lately...I haven't even really felt like even getting out of bed. So, sorry if the 3 people that read this have felt neglected. It's really hot here and I'm in a pissy mood and dammit if there isn't any chocolate in the house!...Probably not a good time to be giving any kind of permanence to my deranged thoughts....
Stuff that goes on inside my head:

My neighborhood is made up entirely of old retired people who do nothing but ride around in golf carts with their little yappy dogs, and CUT THEIR GRASS EVERY OTHER GOD DAMN DAY!! ARGH!!
When I get a phone call from my kids school, my first instinct is to tell them that "My mom's not home right now..."
Some reasons that I won't be up for the coveted "MOM OF THE YEAR" award this year...or ever
-leave it on the table
-got a job yet?
-was that english?
-something involving ground meat
-When's your mother coming to get you?
Measure twice, dig once
Domestic chores are a form of punishment. I'm sure hell is nothing but infinate piles of dirty dishes, unsorted socks, uncooked meals, and unchanged babies. Note to self: start being ~~good~~ ~~not so bad~~ ~~better~~ fuck it!
The husband does all of the cooking around here. Me cook?! Touch raw meat? Ewwww....Call me when its ready
VH1 Classics is my new best friend! Billy Idol Videos! YAY!! Danzig Videos! YAY! Vintage Slayer Videos! YAY!!

Got Gmail?

2005-07-22T16:22:00.000-05:00

I have some extra Gmail invitaions. So, if you are wanting a Gmail account, then just send me an email and I'll send you an invite. email me at dontmindpain at gmail dot com...or leave a comment here with your email address.
I'll have another post later...maybe...if you're lucky!
Behave you crazy kids!

UPDATE

2005-07-21T18:59:00.000-05:00

UPDATE: I can't just leave shit alone!
So, I've added Haloscan commenting to this here blog. Not that anything was wrong with the old system, except that people that wern't members of Blogger were having trouble leaving comments. So, in the process, all the previous comments have disappeared...I'll recover them one day...maybe. You are encouraged to leave new comments for me =0)
I also added a 100 Things about me page...for anyone who cares it's on the sidelinks under "stuff about me"
That is all for now...move along people...there is nothing more to see here...

Post of Nothingness

2005-07-21T01:34:00.000-05:00

Thought I'd make a quick post before I attempt to go to sleep...before 2am today hopefully. So, for tonight's update:

It's still raining every damn day here! and it's supposed to rain for the next week...or next thousand years! :gripe:

I'm still not sleeping much. I can't seem to get to sleep before 6 am. Then I just sleep for a few hours, then I'm back up again. You would think that I would use that as an opportunity to get more stuff done while I'm awake so much....but I don't! PS. If you know me personally, and you Still thought that...then you don't really know me do you?! Time to turn in your badge and secret decoder ring!

Tonight's episode of The Tick was "The Tick vs. Dinosaur Neil" It looks like Toon Disney is playing all episodes in order *bounce*

I still haven't gotten this shirt yet! Apparently, no one loves me *sniffle*

Son is now famous.... demands raise in allowance

2005-07-20T01:35:00.000-05:00

I saw my kidlings on the Discovery Channel tonight! It's Shark Week again and they were talking about all of the shark sightings along the coast and they showed hubby and the kids from the news footage that was taken a couple of weeks ago when we were out at the beach. Hubby was working that day, so he's shown in the 4-wheeler MULE when he was riding up and down the beach telling people to stay out of the water. Then you see the boys....coming out of the water!
So, that was kinda cool....the boys want to know when they're getting paid for their appearance. *snort*

Yummy Music Goodness!

2005-07-18T16:32:00.000-05:00

My NZ buddy over at AndHow Productions has some new music and he decided to share it with me *swoon* I've had a listen and I LIKEY!!! You must go listen to it now...I COMMAND IT!!

Erm....yeah....so what's your point?

2005-07-18T16:25:00.000-05:00

Someone emailed me this link today. She is always sending these quiz links to me. She is really one of those high maintenance friends that I try to keep to a minimum. You know the ones...they have to call you 50 times a day to see what you are doing, report to you what they are doing, make plans for you both to do something within the next hour....they have massive breakdowns whenever they don't hear from you for a few days...or a few hours. Anyway, she said I HAD to do this one. *rolls eyes* So, I took the damn quiz...I was awake at 4 am...what else was there to do? So, yeah, well, it wasn't much of a surprise. I really don't need to take a quiz to know that I'm cynical,withdrawn, and generally despise most humans. Esp. the HIGH MAINTENANCE ones! Next....

Take the What High School
Stereotype Are You? quiz.

Step Off Dude!

2005-07-18T02:00:00.000-05:00

This is pretty much how I've been feeling lately...just get the hell away from me *SHOVE* I think its because the weather has been so crappy for the past week and I'm just in a funk. Plus, those other people that live here are up my ass 24/7! I'm SO ready for the boys to go back to school.
It doesn't help things that I can't seem to get anything done without having to go break up a fight between Thing 1 & Thing 2! I'm really tired of listening to those two argue. Both of these kids are atleast 5'8" and over 160lbs. so, if I don't end the argument right when it starts, it ends up coming to blows. They are way to big to be fighting with each other...I can't afford the hospital bills...I spend all my money just trying to keep them fed!
Jesus H. Christ on crutches! I need a vacation...or maybe just a trip to the DR. for some new meds...something to take me down a few notches. I think if I could just get some fucking sleep I would be okay...but I've been up for the past 3 days...Insomnia is such a Bitch!
Well...let's go see what's on TV...cuz I don't think I'm going to be sleeping tonight either *sigh* I guess it'll be fun to read this post tomorrow and see what the hell I wrote....

Bored....Bored....Bored...

2005-07-16T15:34:00.000-05:00

Good God I'm So BORED!!! and it's not that I don't have plenty to do around here...it's just that I'm tired of doing it *sigh* It is a rainy, dreary, icky day today. This is NOT how I want to spend my Saturday afternoon...doing laundry and listening to the kiddlings argue about who gets to play on the PS2 next! I say NEITHER OF YOU! Go Clean your Roooooms! They are giving me a Brainurism!
Where are my pills??
Now leave me alone Invader Zim is coming on!

Holy Cats & Dogs Batman!

2005-07-14T19:13:00.000-05:00

And look! It's coming right for us! For the next 7 days! *Gripe*

Gotta Have One!

2005-07-13T18:20:00.000-05:00

WWJD For A Klondike Bar

I NEEEEED this! Some one buy me one....I Command it!

When did we get a cat?!!

2005-07-13T15:57:00.000-05:00

My kids are loons!! I came inside from the garage to see both of them running through the house with a doggie treat tied to the end of their fishing rod! They're making Baby Dog chase it! She is jumping and bouncing all over the place...

ME: "What the hell are you doing?!"
Them: "We're pretending we have a cat!"
ME: wishing that I was just babysitting so I could look forward to their mom coming to get them soon....

WTF?!!!

2005-07-12T15:45:00.000-05:00

The new Danzig Il Demonio Nera DVD was supposed to be out today. But now it looks like it's been pushed back to the 26th *GRRRRR* I need my Danzig fix already....This is making me tired!

Sidekicks Don't Kiss

2005-07-12T00:40:00.000-05:00

Tonight I'm flipping through the 900 channels of nothing to watch and what do I find?!! The Mighty Blue Crime Fighter that is THE TICK!! And I found him on the Toon Disney channel! When did this happen?!! I see that they are hosting our Nigh-Invulnerable Crusader Of Goodness every night at 10:00 (CST) *BOUNCE* My life is now complete!!
So, tonight's episode was one of my favorites..."Sidekicks Don't Kiss" It's one of the best because it has The Tick's dog Speak in it. (In a later episode The Tick finds out that Speak is really a Capybara) So tonight Arthur is kidnapped by the Deerfield Aztecs. The best Tickism from this episode is:

Sun worshipping dog launchers...you face the Tick! and his dog...Speak!

Gotta go set the TIVO.........

Buh Bye Weekend....

2005-07-11T16:22:00.000-05:00

I had a good weekend. Saturday I went with my friend, Becky, to see her son Matt play. He's a drummer in a band called Theory 1:1. They played at the local skate park. This is the first time I've been able to see them play and they sounded pretty good...for playing at a skate park =0P
Sunday I stayed around the house, trying to clean it up. Logan went to work with Chad. He had just spent all his money on a new reel, hooks, and other fishing stuff. He wants to catch a shark so bad! But, he came home empty handed. So, I'm sure he will be going again one day this week.
There isn't much time left until school starts, and both the boys are feeling the squeeze! Garrett starts his summer football strength camp today. Then it won't be long before they start having games. Garrett is going into 10th grade and he has been working out all summer hoping to get to play on the varsity team this year. He had better keep his grades up or he won't be playing on ANY team! I'm hoping that he trys harder to make some decent grades this year *fingers crossed* Logan will be in the 7th grade marching band this year, so looks like I'll be going to 2 football games a week this season. *busy, busy, busy*
Dammit I'm not ready for summer to be over yet! There is still stuff that I need to get done before school starts. But, just really want to be laying on the beach, soaking up some sun, and doing NOTHING!

Further to my post on 7/06

2005-07-07T23:11:00.000-05:00

This goes with This post.
The Beaumont Enterprise - News - 07/06/2005 - Area shark sightings bait curiosity

Irrational Rant Of The Week

2005-07-07T12:13:00.000-05:00

I understand that scissors can beat paper, and I get how rock can beat scissors, but there's no fuckng way paper can beat rock! Paper is supposed to magically "wrap around" rock, rendering it immobile? Why the hell can't paper do this to scissors? Screw scissors, why can't paper do this to people? Why aren't sheets of notebook paper constantly suffocating students as they attempt to take notes in class? I'll tell you why - BECAUSE PAPER CAN'T BEAT ANYBODY! A rock would tear that shit up in 2 seconds. When I play rock/paper/scissors, I always choose rock. Then when somebody claims to have beaten me with their paper, I punch them in the face with my already clenched fist and say, 'Oh shit, I'm sorry. I thought paper would protect you.'

Dang 'ol sharks man....

2005-07-06T15:27:00.000-05:00

Well, in case anyone cares, I did make it to the beach Monday. Since the husband had to work, the boys and I decided to spend the 4th Of July with him. We got to see dozens of sharks! They were comming in REALLY close to the shore, so the kids were bummed because we wouldn't let them swim. And because I didn't let them bring their rods they were pissed because the wanted to catch a shark. Why couldn't I have had girls?!! 2 of the local TV stations were out at the beach doing a story on the sharks and the fact that the park was warning people to stay out of the water. Garrett and his friend ran over the the camera guy and gave him an interview. They didn't use it on the air though...probably because Garrett talks in some strange redneck dialect that no one understands! I call him Boomhauer when I can't understand what the hell he's saying! So,other than the fact that the waters were infested with huge numbers of man-eating sharks, the day was great =0P
So, I'm thinking that tonight that Chad and I are going to go meet my friend Becky and her boyfriend...have some drinks, enjoy some adult company without the kidlings. I guess if I'm going to do that I'd better get ready before the husband gets home.

Bleh

2005-07-02T21:52:00.000-05:00

I'm trying to decide if I want to go to the beach tomorrow or not. It's raining here right now, and there are supposed to be scattered thunderstorms tomorrow, as well as all next week. I'm sure that the beach is going to be packed since it's 4th of July weekend. So, do I want to go and take a chance that it will be sunny and not rain much? I can't decide. Neither of the boys want to go..they have other plans. Plus, they know that they won't get to fish much with all the people there. Dammit...I guess I'll just get everything together and decide in the morning!

GIMME!

2005-07-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

It's the 1st of the month. That only means 1 thing...PAYDAY!!! WOO HOOO!!! Only getting paid once a month SUCKS ASS!! If there's something that I want, I'd better get it this weekend, or else I'll have to wait *sigh*
I'm off to spend the hubby's hard earned money...see you when I run out of cash...

I Found Another Time Waster

2005-06-29T09:40:00.000-05:00

Damn, is it Wednesday already?! So, if anyone is wondering...NO I didnt' get my room cleaned. I didn't even start. Why? Because of THIS ! I spent all day making my doggies Zoe and Baby Dog their own doggie pages. Go give them a bone!
Gawd, I'm such a dork *sigh* But, when deciding if I should A. clean my room or B. waste time making cute little web pages for my doggie family members which do you think I'm going to pick? I Need Help =0P
But, yesterday wasn't totally wasted. I did contribute to society...or atleast my neighbor. I helped my friend Judy dig out a spot for the pool that she bought for her kidlings. Okay, actually Garrett did most of the work. I must say, he did a great job too.
My mother-in-law brought us a baby Blue Jay that she found in her yard. I had most of his feathers, but wasn't quite ready to fly yet. The boys dug up some worms for him and got him to eat a couple of times. But, when Logan checked on him this morning, he was dead *sniffle* Poor wittle birdie. So, I had to have Logan go bury him.
Hmmmm....maybe I can start cleaning my room today....

Oh, Looky...it's Monday Again....

2005-06-27T12:54:00.001-05:00

So, I just realized that I didn't post anything all weekend. I suppose I could let you believe that I was just SOOOO busy all weekend that I just didn't have time to get a few words posted. But, that's not true. I didn't do shit! Me and the boys just hung around that house and annoyed each other. Chad was home Saturday, so we did get a few things done around the house. But, I in no way accomplished all the stuff that I need to! I REALLY need to get into our bedroom and get it cleaned up. It has become the dumping ground for all the crap that gets thrown out of the other rooms when I clean them. I want to get our bedroom painted by the end of this summer, but there is no way I can do that with all the stuff that's in there *sigh* I guess today would be a good day to get started on that huh?
Okay, here I go....Wish me luck.
I'll check in later and let you know how it turns out...

Don't make me get my rake!

2005-06-24T15:44:00.000-05:00

My neighbor who lives across the street is driving me in-fucking-sane! The dude is like 80 years old and has lived in that house since time began. He's always up at the asscrack of dawn doing something medieval to his lawn. This morning he had the leafblower cranked up blowing grass particles off of his newly painted driveway. Yes, he painted his driveway. The man doesn't have a single tree on his property, but he owns a leafblower! I want to rake up all those huge ass Sycamore leaves that we have in our backyard, throw them in the wheelbarrow, roll them across the street, and dump them out in asshead's freshly cut yard. He'd probably have a massive coronary while trying to blow it all off the lawn! And, he is constantly mowing his grass. I swear, he mows it every other day! All it does is make my grass look longer. Well, my grass IS long right now because our lawn mower is in the shop. So, I'm sure that he breaks out into cold sweats just looking across the street at our unkept eyesore. That just encourages me to let the weeds grow and grow until they're taller than the house and we need a GPS device just to find the front door!

The one about the beach...again...

2005-06-24T00:22:00.000-05:00

I got to go to the beach today....erm yesterday now that it is after midnight. The beach was great. A storm blew through around 10 am and dumped a bunch of rain on us. But then the sun came out and it was beautiful. We also saw some dolphins pretty close to the shore. The boys fished most of the day, but all they managed to catch were catfish. They didn't keep any of them because they don't like to clean them.
It was a long day today. I need to get some sleep so I can get up and do nothing tomorrow =0P
Oh yeah...yesterday was Glenn Danzig's birthday.

Happy Birthday Glenn

Brand New Coolness

2005-06-23T00:53:00.000-05:00

It's 1 am and I can't go to sleep. So, my web pages must suffer my wrath! I changed my blog template again...we'll see if I decide to keep it. I like the fishy...I made him red =0)
I gotta get some sleep....off to take some Nyquil© and a bubble bath....

The One with the Boat

2005-06-22T21:37:00.000-05:00

Damn, it's like 100 degrees outside today! And no breeze at all. You would think that since I've grown up here I would be used to the 100 degree/100% humidity down here. But, it still sucks! We need a pool...I should have the boys start digging!
I didn't do much today, except try to stay cool. Our friend Adam stopped by with his boat this afternoon. He put so much work into this boat. He has painted it battleship gray with a shark mouth and eye on each side...like the old war planes used to have painted on them. Adam thinks its cool. All the boys think it's cool. I think its retarded. I guess I'm out-voted. So, me, the husband and Adam (and his dog) took a nice ride out on the bayou in the SharkBoat. It felt great to have the wind on my face and cool off =0) The boys missed out. They were out fishing on the bayou down the road. I don't think they caught anything, they didn't stink like sweaty fish socks when they got home *bleck*
Now I'm going to get everything ready to go to the beach tomorrow. We'll be leaving early, so I know I'm not going to feel like rounding all this crap up in the morning. Oh, I gotta get some more sunblock....don't want to burn!

The One Where the Girl Goes to the Beach

2005-06-21T16:25:00.000-05:00

I finally got a chance to go to the beach yesterday. I went with my friend Becky. The boys rode out to the beach with their dad. Garrett brought his friend (who happens to be a girl, but he insists that they are just friends) Nakita. Becky and I got there around 11:30. It was a beautiful day. The beach still has a lot of seaweed that has washed up over the past month. I'm wishing for a small tropical storm to come through in the next few weeks to wash all the icky seaweed away! Other than the seaweed the beach was great. I had a really nice time just relaxing on the sand and visiting with my friend. We haven't really talked in a while, so it was nice to catch up with her. Now I feel totally recharged for the week ahead!
Chad was a sweetie and brought Becky and I out on the airboat. The park usually doesn't do airboat tours on Mondays and Tuesdays...but I get special treatment since my hubby does the tours =0) I'm thinking about going back Thursday. So, I need to get all my stuff done today and tomorrow so I can go play Thursday.

2005-06-21T16:03:00.000-05:00

One of the other wren babies.

2005-06-21T16:00:00.000-05:00

The baby wrens that were in a nest in our garage are now learning to fly! This one was on the floor so my son picked him up and moved him up to a shelf. They are still flying around the garage chirping away!

2005-06-19T22:51:00.000-05:00

This is the what I found on Logan's bedroom door this morning. I was tempted to KNOCK REAL LOUD...but I didn't...I'd rather let him sleep!

The One Where The Boy Gets New Hardware

2005-06-18T15:27:00.000-05:00

So, Garrett, my 16 year old, has been wanting to get his tongue pierced since he was about 14. I don't really have a problem with it. Both his dad and I have our tongues pierced, although we were MUCH older when we got ours done. And, it's just another hole that will easily heal. I told him then that he could get it done when he turned 16...mainly because I thought he would just forget about it or chicken out when the time finally came. But, of course, neither of those things happened! His birthday was May 25th, and 2 weeks BEFORE that day he was bugging us to get his tongue pierced. His dad and I told him he had to wait until he was out of school for summer before he could get it done because
1. I was still hoping he would change his mind.
2. His tongue would be so swollen afterwards he wouldn't be able to talk
3. I didn't want him to have ANY excuse to miss any school or tests!
4. His coaches would have made him take it out immediately!

School was out June 3 here. Guess what Garrett has now! I'm thinking that he won't be keeping it for very long...

2005-06-18T03:54:00.000-05:00

Our Pomeranian, Baby Dog, doing what she does best...Nothing!